Wintersoft - Usurper of Rune

[MDM73]

Hi all. New member here. Was always a big fan of Ring of Darkness and Juxtaposition and was reading that there was a never released planned sequel to Juxtaposition called Usurper of Rune. Does anyone know what happened to this? Did it stall at concept stage or was the game written? It sounds a little like the Miremare story by Ultimate that never was released for the Spectrum but there's hope a copy will turn up at some point

[pser1]

Hello,
welcome to the group!
I have not seen that game in this list and it doesn't seem to exist for the Tandy CoCo.

Acording to Wikipedia:
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The much anticipated Wintersoft game, Usurper of Rune, the sequel to Juxtaposition,
for the Dragon 32/64 was never released and no copy is known to exist.
However fans of the series still wait in hope that it may one day surface.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintersoft


cheers
pere

[robcfg]

Hi, and welcome to the Archive!

As Pere pointed out, it is not known if the game was finished or if there is any development copy.

This is a difficult one, only the authors could provide any answer. But, that said, we managed to get a copy of 'White Cliffs of Dover', also thought to be lost, but released through mail order.

Cheers,
Rob

[Alastair]

Hello MDM73 and welcome to the forum.

The story I read (it may have been in a letter to Dragon User) was that John Humphreys had created a beta copy but was having difficulty reducing the size of the program to run on a Dragon 32. The person who wrote this didn't state his source or sources so I take the story with a pinch of salt.

[MDM73]

Hi all and thanks for the welcome and the replies. I suppose the next question is whether John Humphreys is a member of the forum and can answer whether that beta copy exists and if it could be run on a 64?

[tjewell]

Hi and welcome!

Well, I've exhausted my internet searching skills trying to track down either David or John from Wintersoft. I thought I was onto something here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZVvgXzdK3M - scroll down and you'll see this comment from 'KineticEgg':

John Humphreys is my brother, and I was his tester, cassette packer, and envelope licker.. If any one completes 'Ring of Darkness', or 'Return of the Ring'.. I still have copies of the special poster and certificates of completion stashed away.. some parents just wont throw things away.. lol.. Give us a shout via YouTube, and you might get a surprise in your mail

Alas, his account no longer seems to be active, and I can't see a way of getting in touch (anyone here who knows Youtube better than I do? Have I missed something?). Anyone else have any leads?

Cheers, Tony

[Alastair]

You'll see this comment from 'KineticEgg':

John Humphreys is my brother, and I was his tester, cassette packer, and envelope licker.. If any one completes 'Ring of Darkness', or 'Return of the Ring'.. I still have copies of the special poster and certificates of completion stashed away.. some parents just wont throw things away.. lol.. Give us a shout via YouTube, and you might get a surprise in your mail

Just on the off-chance that Mr. Humphreys ever reads this thread I'd like to say that I've finished both and would love to have the completion certificates.